Materials Management Assistant

Job overview

The Procurement & Supplies Team is embarking on an exciting period of change as we start our journey to become a single procurement department across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Region. The five Trusts are currently served by three Procurement teams who are coming together and forming One LSC Procurement. The team will provide services to:

• Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust plus Atlas BFW Management Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals).
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
• North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
• Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

This vacancy is an onsite position which will provide services to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, at Furness General Hospital.

The post holder will assist the Materials Management Supply Chain Coordinator to manage the day-to -day logistics service across several dedicated areas within the Trust.

The post will ensure a timely and effective top-up / receipt and distribution service provided by the logistics team, analysing usage trends, developing and implementing efficiencies across the service, and developing relationships with ward managers to discuss and implement service improvement.

Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES & KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

To assist in the implementation and maintenance of a materials managed service, undertaking the day to day ordering activity on behalf of the customer. Replenishing goods at theatre and departmental level using bar code systems as appropriate.

Receive, check and put away deliveries ordered via materials management service. Ensuring that items are rotated and do not exceed expiry dates, stored in the correct location and the store area left tidy.

The position requires physical effort often in confined spaces on a daily basis such as the manual handling of roll cages and unpacking of products on to the store room shelves.

Ensure discrepancies for returns and credits are processed timely and appropriately.

Carrying out quarterly reviews with appropriate ward/theatre/department leads, using system information to illustrate spending patterns identifying products and stock levels.

Keep all associated paper work regularly updated in line with code and location changes.

Have a flexible attitude to working hours to meet the needs of the customer.

Provide cover for other Materials Management Assistants as identified by the Supply Chain Supervisor.

Ensure compliance with Trust Standing Financial Instruction (SFIs) and policies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.